Glenn Gould - On & Off the Record
by Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor
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Actor: Franz Kraemer, Glenn Gould, Howard ScottDirector: Roman Kroitor, Wolf Koenig
Brand: Image Entertainment
Cinematographer: Wolf Koenig
Producer: Wolf Koenig
Producer: Roman Kroitor
Editor: James Beveridge
Producer: Tom Daly
Writer: Stanley Jackson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 59 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
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Movie Review: portrait of a genius
Summary: 5 Stars
In two 29 minute documentaries for Canadian TV, we get a rare look at the life of Glenn Gould (1932-82), filmed in 1959, both in New York City and in his home in Uptergrove, which is 90 miles north of Toronto.
The first one focuses on recording sessions at Columbia, the company that gave him a contract after his successful N.Y. debut in 1955, and he plays Bach's Italian Concerto, sitting low with crossed legs on his specially made small piano chair, with a band-aid on his index finger, playing flawlessly and with a remarkable humility for one as young and as famous as he was.
In the second film we see Gould again in N.Y. choosing a piano at Steinway's for a concert, and then home in his cottage by the lake, with his collie dog for companionship, and his fabulous Chickering piano to play on.
Known for his eccentricity, Gould is interviewed at length, and we get the feeling of extraordinary intelligence, the inner fortitude to be at ease with himself and make his own path in the world, and mostly, someone who is immensely likeable.
As one person remarks, "such rare persons enter a very special world", and Gould was a rare diamond in the world of classical music; I have the treasured memory of having heard him with Leonard Bernstein and the N.Y. Philharmonic playing Beethoven's 3rd. The sound he produced from the piano was like no other...a sound of incomparable richness and resonance.
These short documentaries are a blessing to those of us who remember his genius, his music, and his humanity, and hopefully they will be viewed by a younger generation of music lovers, who will also appreciate his greatness.
The DVD features (which are a little clumsy to navigate) include crew bios, and excerpts of recordings of Bach and Webern.
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